Grandparents And Parents (G.A.P.) Mat-Su ...because Family Matters, and there are a lot of us. Volunteers of America (Grandfamlies link) reports there are 5500 grandparents caring for 8500 grandchildren in Alaska. A group of tired grandparents and parents began asking some serious questions. 1) What is wrong, that so many grandparents are raising the grandkids? 2) Is there a reason why parents are not as engaged as they should be? 3) What can we do to support each other in our community? 4) ...s …